The Green Senatorial Campaign Committee (GSCC) today filed an Advisory Opinion Request (AOR) with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) as part of the process of becoming a recognized National Party Committee.

The GSCC also announced today that it had, in the closing weeks of the campaign, made its first round of disbursements to all federally qualified Green Party Endorsed candidates for US Senate.

"This represents a big step for the Green Party at the national level," said GSCC Chair Teresa Keane. "Being able to support our Green Party candidates for the US Senate through our web portal technical assistance as well as financially will help raise the profile of these campaigns and provide a higher level of coordination in future election cycles."

Dean Myerson, GSCC Treasurer, said, "The AOR is the next step for us to be recognized on the same level as the two dominant US political parties. It will allow us to support our candidates financially in an open and transparent way that is in keeping with Green values. National Party Committees must report all donor information and amounts to the FEC. So I want to stress this is not so-called 'soft money' we are dealing with here."

All federally qualified US Senate candidates 2006 endorsed by the Green Party have filed affidavits supporting the AOR and the work of the GSCC. Additionally, many previous Senate candidates and Green Party officials have filed supporting affidavits.

Qualified 2006 Green Party Endorsed Candidates for US Senate:

Todd Chretien, Green Party of California
Brian Moore, Green Party of Florida
Kevin Zeese, Green Party of Maryland
David Sole, Green Party of Michigan
Michael Cavlan, Green Party of Minnesota
Lydia Lewis, Progressive Party of Missouri
Howie Hawkins, Green Party of New York State
Aaron Dixon, Green Party of Washington State
Rae Vogeler, Green Party of Wisconsin

The Green Party is the third largest political party in the US. Green Party candidates won 64 of 376 races nationwide in 2006 and have at least 223 elected officials in 28 states and Washington, DC.

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